Torrington High School - Torringtonian Yearbook (Torrington, CT)

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For the next ten months we m1grate slowly eastward unt1l I f1nd myself IH New Rochelle New York at The Glen Island CGSIHO whtch IS now owned and operated by that host of SOCISIY Argen Post Wh1le tell1ng htm about our tour I mentton numerous old frtends I found Ted Hodges and Neal Lawson operat1ng a flea ctrcus tn Colorado Edward Zetner IS the owner of a stable of pr1celess thorobreds 1n V1rg1n1a Glenna Ramstem IS runn1ng a dude ranch n Montana M1d1am Burns owns a Zombee farm IU Georg1a where sh ra1ses butterfl1es Balph Coff y IS a track star Eugene Neb1ola IS a golf pro George Lane IS demonstratmg bubble gum 1n Ar1zona Whttey Kunktwttz plays profess1onal football w1th the Green Bay Packers LOUIS KOCSIS W1ll1am WIHIZ and Eranc1s Htggens are tourtng IH the m1d West w1th a travel1ng ctrcus The name of the1r part IS Dartng Acts by the Three Whacks Barbara POII IS the skat1ng star 1n The New Ice Eoll1es Armando COTDGCI IS the manager of that up and com1ng pr1zef1ghter Charles Cooper Eleanor Rubtno IS mar r1ed to a m1ll1ona1re and ltves 1n Cuba Mary Morse as a commtttee of one IS maktng a survey of the number of cact1 tn the state of Texas Iohn Burns IS the bodyguard of the Prestdent Vtncent Malahan that energet1c young fel low of my h1gh school days IS an GYIISI and sculptor of 1nternat1onal renown Volney Snyder IS the advert1s1ng manager for Old Gold c1garettes Char lotte L1ll1br1dge IS act1ve 1n a foretgn m1ss1on Iohn Ashe IS the f1re ch1ef 1n a small settlement of Esktmos 1n the Antarct1c Wtlltam Hall IS a famous chern ISI the army has cla1med such sold1ers of fortune as Contt D1I,aurenz1o Assed Crovo K1nca1d Mecca B1nald1 Cohen and Ital1a The noted news commentator and fore1gn correspondent IS my h1gh school chum and fa1thfu1 pal Plug Eagen comes to an end and I take leave of the happy group w1th sadness I have dec1ded to pay a v1s1t to my old home town TOTFIHQIOH before return1ng to the South Arr1v1ng there I f1nd the C1ty greatly changed but faces are very fam1l1ar Stroll1ng up Ma1n Street I meet Bob Good and propose that we have lunch together I-Ie agrees and we enter The Ltttle Inn w1th the P1nk Do1l1es I am amazed when the prop11etor turns out to be M1chel E1err1 I-Its wa1tresses as you probably have guessed are Edythe Bonaluml and E1lG9I Cassen The floorshow features Madlyn Taty and her Dogpatch Debutants Among the chortnes are E1leen McCarty Betty Ertday Kay Lamphter Mar1an Geary E1leen McGrath and Evelyn Lazousk1 Durmg lunch Bob proceeds to enl1ghten me about my former classmates who have turned out to be the Clll zens of our fa1r CIIY Bob IS the ch1ef of pol1ce and h1s able lteutenants are Eranc1s Preszak and Chester Pavlak Daul Hawley IS the mayor lean Sarog and Mary Edyth Scherwer run a ktndergarten LOUIS Schnrer the boy w1th endurance now sells l1fe msurance Mary Foley Adele KSITISZIS and Betty CODS1d1D9 run a nut store w1th a branch 1n M1ddletown Howard Penn 1S the motor vehtcle comm1ss1oner Lloyd Shanley IS the best barber ln town Prank S1mko and Howard Smtth are roam1ng reporters for the S1zzler formerly the Begtster whtle Kay Barry IS 1n charge of the Adv1ce to the Lovelorn de partment on the same paper Earnest Dz1nsk1 runs a restaurant and hm Breen IS h1s ch1ef cook and bottle washer W1ll1S Butts IS a patnless dent1st lack Droney runs a bowltng alley Thomas M1erzw1nsk1 IS a prom1s1ng young law yer Andy and Stro Renzullo are fru1t dealers DOIIS Ruwet and Erances Per k1ns run the Tempt1ng Aronta Deltcatessen Frank Parks 1S the town s lead 1ng beaut1c1an the nursrng staff of our f1ne hospltal boasts such names as Cec1l1a W1ll1ams Betty Doyle Evelyn Dunne Mary Constable Evelyn Henne gum Margaret G1lbert and Charlotte N1er1ntz Loutse Grosskost and Iudy MOIYISOH run a protecttve GSSOCIGIIOH for henpecked husbands I1mmy Lacko IS the town s lead1ng undertaker the postoff1ce features Bay Sarr1 and W1lbur French each 1n h1s own l1ttle cage th man who was voted the town s most 48 , 1 , . , , 1 5 1 ' ' ' ' ' Q ' . , , c ' . D ' 1 ' ' ' . I W I I , , , , . , , : - 7 , , 1 1 , - , . I - : c 7 .- I 3 1 1 , ,,,,, - Y . . . . , , . As Ted has recetved a years contract to play at the Castno, the tour , . , , . , - , I I 'l , . . , 2 - , : , , V : , , , J 7 1 , I - , : : 5 7 - 1 1 - . , ' I I I I - : : ' Q , , V

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HISTORY OF THE HISTORIAN The gay hellos and t1m1d sm1les of the push1ng and exc1ted Freshmen on that perfect school day 1n l937 stands out IH all our memor1es Most of them were expect1ng a future unknown even though they were exc1ted and they knew that they were about to pass one of many steppmg stones Of these sol1c1tous Freshmen one stood out from all the others as a br1ght cheerful g1rl and she IS st1ll IH the I1mel1ght On the IIISI day she managed to make the acquamtance of the Freshman faculty and her classmates S1nce that day 1t has been her motto to e a new frtend every day and a new A 1n every way In her Sophomore and Iun1or years she became an honorable member of the Lat1n Club Pep Club Dramahc Club and French Club and yet she re ma1ned on the A Honor Boll The Iuntor year came along to f1nd her known as the l1fe of all her classes not only tn prov1d1ng fun but also 1n showmg her classmates how buslness can be pleasure She played through Hard1ng Hercules and Hall to the aston1shment of the faculty Now th1s g1rl IS known as Adele Kemez1s the Salutator1an of the Class of l94l Adele IS study1ng to become a nurse and we are sure that Just as as1ly as she has made fr1ends and succeeded 1n school she w1ll make them 1n t e hospmtal Ehzabeth F Whalen PROPHEC K' OF CLASS OF 1941 WILLIAM I SULLIVAN It IS the sprmg of 1951 I have been l1v1ng 1n South Amer1ca for several years VVh1le d1n1ng one even1ng at my IGVOTIIG cafe I recogmzed somethmg fam1l1ar about the VISIIIHQ orchestra It IS Ted Novey and h1s nat1onal1y fa mous Bhumba Bunts I arrange to meet h1m after the performance to talk over old t1mes He 1nforms me that he IS start1ng on a nat1onw1de tour w1th h1s band and 1nv1tes me along to gather new mater1al for my latest book SWIHQ and Why I dont Want To I Joyously accept th1s 1nv1tat1on and the follow1ng evemng we cl1mb aboard the spec1al chartered transport wh1ch ac commodates the whole orchestra Dunng the tr1p I have a chance to meet the members of the band wh1ch 1ncludes such fam1l1ar Jammers as Emanuel Koltko Ernest Gogoha Bob Phalen Bob Plat1n Iohnny Russo and the1r lovely songstress Helen Zbuska Our p1lots turn out to be Edward W1ll1ams and Em1l Alban and our hostess Betty Lou Whalen AFTIVIHQ at Los Angeles wh1ch IS the flfSl stop on our tour I am surpr1sed to f1nd that D1ck Morgan IS head of Western A1r L1nes Dunng our two weeks stay ID Cal1forn1a I V1Sll Hollywood and learn that lack Kelvle IS head o 20th Century 'Wolf Produchons I look h1m up and we have a long chat I f1nd that many of my former classmates have crashed the mov1es There are such famous stars as Barbara Oomph Baudou1n Eva May West Patterson the handsome heartbreak1ng Romeo Edward Bushka and many more 1nclud1ng Dorothy Mason LOUISE Hand Mary DeAngelo Bern1ce Rtch ards and everybody s baby Mary Clark 47 11 11 1 . 1 , . 1 1 1 1 11 11 . 1 1 1 1 ' . 11 11 1 - 1 1 1 1 - 1 Q ' V 1 , 'LN . - 1 11 11 . . 1 11 . 1 11 1 1 1 1 . 1 - 1 - 1 , . 1 1 1 1 1 , . 1 1 - 1 1 . . . . . . 1 1 l. 11 . 11 . . . , . 11 11 1 11 11 - 1 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 ' 1 1 , . lm

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popular butcher rs f course Dante Lonaahucco Tyler Morrr retrr d put rs strll workrna n a formula whrch rs t rc as pow rful as N l Becaus of repeated explosrons h has had tr roof r mov d from hrs has r nt mak rna the rest of th house very drafty The faculty sounds v ry famrlrar Rudolph Bourque rs the prrncrpal Earl Lahhe rs teachrna French the Latrn professor rS Donald Herdy Harry Thorpe rs teachrna math matrcs the Art class rs arr ct d hy Med Mar lor and th cookrna class rs under th aurdance of Francrs Hardtack Kalrno skr whrl Edward Sullryan as coach rs carry na on trad tron by turnr vrrr r 1 t ams every year Trred lut happy aft r my lona day l r turn to rry hot l and an soon fast aslaeo a sured of the succ ss and happrn s f l fo m r classmates C or rr qfrt PROPHECY OF THE PROPHET Class l0Jl lt was th year l953 that l returned aft r a thr e y ar soraurn arsroad As streets announcrna Wrll Sullrvans nomrnatron for mayor thc same Wrll Sullrvan that araduated rn the year l94r Rrdrnq up the str t l heard a rally takrrra place rn th crty hall and went The rmmense and attentrve audr nce seem d to p m a tan as Wrll Sullrvan delrvered hrs sp ech He had th same cool colt t d rnanner a out hrrrr that h possessed rn l ill l drdnt have to rntervrew Wrll to h ar the story l drd pveryone knew htm rn Torrrnaton Wrll araduated rn l9-tl and entered Duke Unryersrty to study law He made many frre rds ther durmq hrs freshman year wrth hrs lovable personalrty and fr re sprrse o humor He passed hrs sophomore and runror years wrth marks any student would r e proud of and any par nt would prarse As a s nor Wrll recerved many hrqh honors and was alfvays the c nter of actrvrty dr rrna the year Then ca rre araduatron th 1 rorrren rde cornmencemerrt honors fond farewells a feelrna of lonelrness Once more Wrll stood on the threshold of Duke but thrs frm he was facrnq outward to ward the future rnyrtrna threatenrnq unknown However Wrll drdnt frnd rt so threatenrna He entered and completed h s two years at Duk Law School and rn the year IQ47 he was ready to chal l nae the world He came ha k to Torrrnaton and open d law offrces of hrs own Wrll made a success rraht from the start People heaan to try to rnduce htm t enter polrtrcal lrfe so Wrll drd Everyone lrked hrs camparanrna He worke l hard rn the party and was now frnally runnrna for mayor of Torrrnaton After hearrna thrs stupendous story l knew nothrna stood rn the way of Wrll s hap prness A hoy wrth such a frne charact r personalrty and wrr w knew would ao a lorra way Mary De Angelo .10 X ' , o , 5 'son gs ' e , ' ' ' o ' 's wl e ' e T. .T. e - 1 ' l ,AN A s , e re e e . ' , erner , . f A e . e ' ' , ' , , ' Q 7 ' ' A . ' 3 ' . x fn ' ' e A 5 ' l' e e o X, e ' Q ' e A A . L vfsr ', ' c , - , ' , Ai . t ' 1 'pig out rr ' .I int e . ' , 2 ', e , e 1 3. rizotir, i ' : 2 A s e ' e's o al my r er 7 7 cl V ' e X . e e e . 1 'X s . Q l drove into Torrington, l was astonished by the aay array of banners in the ' ' ' s s. ee, . , r ' ' ' e ' , rn. , ' r ' 'e a s e 'e ' r ce ' ' , ' e . , e ' , 'ec e ' ' h ' e r Mer' A 9 . ' ' ' A ' , e . ' A . W' - ' 'r , . 1' ' f . ' ' ' ' . Y 'J f , c e X ' . e 1 ' H Q r . 3 r F e ' ' 1 ' A , r s ' e 3 Q , .r e ' A c A - e . ' ', . L ' o , . . , Q ' . ' ' e , ' e